Action Line Help and City Palms Repair Questions Answered
Action Line fields reader questions on repairs and city tree trimming. Long Beach readers seek guidance on a damaged radio, palm tree maintenance on First and Second streets, and locating an oversized cane for a tall man. The column also provides tips on archeology near Santa Fe and warns amateurs to work with professionals to protect relics.
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Long Beach
Action Line
Loretta Chavez
Sperchandising
The
Stamp Company
Los Angeles
East Second Street
John Williams
First Street
Second Street
High Sierra
Orange County
Convict Lake
Knndw
R. Lorig Beach
North
Boy Scout Council
Pat Foley
Orange Rider
F.G
Norwald
Santa Fe
N. M
G.S
Douglass Fischer
Albuquerque Archeological Society
Fischer
George Ewing
Anthropology Laboratory
Palace of the Governors Museum
Ewing
Society
General Chennault NE
Albuquerque
N.M
Residents Call For Modern Sprinklers In Carroll Park
A Long Beach resident complains that the aging sprinkler system in Carroll Park is wasteful and ineffective. Water sprays across lawns while passing cars and pedestrians get wet, prompting a call for upgraded irrigation to protect the grass and conserve water.
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Carroll Park
Junipero Avenue
Long Beach
Do-It-Yourself Cleanup Drive Wins Civic Pride
Local voice from Long Beach urges residents to take action against litter rather than blame the city. The writer argues everyone contributes to cleanliness and promotes a community cleanup effort to boost civic pride.
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Long Beach
Uneasy Lull in Rioting Across U S Cities
Rioting flared in nearly two dozen cities with firebombings and sniper fire. Detroit Mayor Jerome Cavanagh survived a crossfire during a city tour as police and National Guardsmen attacked a sniper nest. No injuries reported. Firebombings and rock throwing were noted in Waterbury Poughkeepsie Albany Newark Passaic San Francisco Marin City Sacramento Philadelphia South Bend Cincinnati Toledo Dayton Lorain Springfield. President Johnson announced a new tougher National Guard training as a special commission investigates the turmoil.
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Detroit
Jerome Cavanagh
Tiottorn
Waterbury
Cann
Poughkeepsie
Albany
Nly
San Francisco
Marin City
Sacramento
Calif
Newark
Passaic
Philadelphia
Souwh Bend
Ind
Ohio Cities
Cincinnnati
Toledo
Dayton
Loraig
Springfield
Ee A
John
National Guard
Johnson
Weather forecast by region with warm humid conditions tonight
Tonight and Saturday in the LB area show variable cloudiness and continued warmth and high humidity. Mountain region sees scattered thundershowers with highs in the 80s and lows mid 50s. Deserts remain hot and humid with highs between 95 and 110 and scattered thundershowers.
Rampaging Youth Unrest Sparks Central City Fireworks
In a string of incidents near California Avenue and the California Recreation Center, roving groups of youths attacked property and pelted police with rocks bottles and bricks. An officer exchange of fire occurred as about 300 youths gathered at 10:50 p.m. near 15th Street, injuring two officers. Perry Lee Hunter, 20, was arrested nearby on multiple charges after police found a concealed .22 caliber automatic. The Volunteers of America building was set ablaze at Wik Street and Alamitos Avenue but was quickly extinguished. officers formed a five block security area as vandalism intensified with several storefronts damaged and cars targeted on Pacific Coast Highway. Most incidents occurred between Lime and Lewis and 19th streets.
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California Avenue
1Sth
16Th Streets
Perry Lee Hunter
Seventh St
Carifie Coast Highway
Lemon Avenue
Hunter
Volunteers of America
Wik Street
Alamitos Avenue
California Recreation Center
Lath Street
al Vipan
Pacific Coast Highway
Wife Hostage as Market Manager Robbed and Fled
A Lennox housewife Diane Young was held hostage by one gunman in her home while a second man robbed her husband, Donald Young, manager of a Better Foods Market, of 3500 dollars. The intruders tied Diane with stockings and fled as Donald alerted police. Police and deputies responded, freeing the wife and pursuing the suspects.
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Lennox Area
Diane Young
Donald
Young
Patience Defines ScCHUCEL’s Countdown to Blast
Patience is described as the ability to count down before blasting, a discipline cited in ScCHUCEL discourse. The remark frames timing as crucial to execution and safety, highlighting measured preparation before action.
Colleges Cut Back Enrollment
Presidents of California state colleges were told to keep enrollments within 2 percent of projected figures for 967-68 budget requests. Some campuses lag in recruiting due to a winter hiring hiatus and pay scales. California State College at Long Beach has enough professors and is not affected.
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California
California State College At
Long Beach
Ae Fe
Where to Find ITH Teenaged Steadies
Brief listing of newspaper sections and page references including Comics Crosswotch Editorial Obituaries TV and Radio Theaters sports and vital statistics. Mentions Omarr's Astrology and shipping table with various page cues for readers.
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Omarr
Todd Thorney
Wilson
Robbery at Georgia State Treasury by Unknown Gunman
A neatly dressed man armed with a pistol robbed about $5 in the State Treasury today. A.J. Conyers, cashier, said the man entered the State Capitol office around 12 30 p.m. and passing a note demanded money. The gunman, described as very neat and well dressed, escaped with cash from the drawer.
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Atlanta
A.J. Conyers
Conyers
Alhambra man faces triple murder charges in Long Beach deaths
William D. Archerd, 65, was arrested after a triple murder indictment tied to nine years of suspicious deaths. The case links a novelist victim and a sister in law of Ellery Queen author, with additional deaths outside Los Angeles County jurisdiction. Archerd appeared in Los Angeles Superior Court for arraignment following weeks of secret Grand Jury proceedings and 130 witnesses.
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Long Beach
William D. Archerd
Weis
Los Angeles
Archerd
Reagan Tries Tax Bill Power Play in Assembly
Governor Ronald Reagan pressed a $1 billion tax increase in a high stakes bid to push it through the California Assembly in a single day. He faced Republican reluctance and opposition from Speaker Jesse Unruh while Democrats prepared to supply votes for passage. If approved, the plan would raise nearly $1.96 billion over two years to balance a $5.08 billion budget, impacting most wages and purchases statewide.
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Sacramento
Ronald Reagan
Assembly
Reagan
Jesse Mi Unruh
D-Inglewood
House
Senate
Maine
Reagan to Enter Hospital for Checkup
Governor Ronald Reagan will enter St. John’s Hospital in Santa Monica this afternoon for his annual check up. Press secretary Paul Beck said the governor probably will leave the hospital Monday morning and return to Sacramento.
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Reagan
Sacramento
UPI
Ronald Reagan
St. John’s Hospital
Santa Monica
Paul Beck
Saccamento
Nota
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Ben Friedland
Seaside Paint Z Lacquer Company
Cota Ave
Long B Beach
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Nail
Teen Action
Combined News Services
William Dale Archerd
Los Angeles County
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Pital
L. Z. Jones
T. C. Vrebenburg
Lime and
Lewis
New York
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Youngs
State College
State ‘Treasury
L.B. Boy
Ril. Boyarsky
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